Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Today Spotify takes another step forward in merging its podcast listening with personalized playlisting, which is the app’s premium competency. The company has launched “Your Daily Podcasts,” a recommendation list based on each user’s podcast listening history. The new product… Continue Reading
In last week’s Q3 earnings call for Cumulus Media, one of the largest radio groups in the U.S., CEO Mary Berner laid out the growth of her digital business. One interesting fact: The podcast network serves 70-million monthly downloads, probably making it one of the biggest podcast publishers. Continue Reading
Podtrac published its podcast ranker for October. While many of the top-performing shows are familiar ones for the month, there is a new addition to the analytics company’s usual format. Continue Reading
Podcast hosting and services company Blubrry announced that it is now offering its clients tools in post-production. The new tools are aimed at easing and streamlining scheduling and pod drops for weekly productions, and initial launch assistance. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Ransomware attack on Entercom. Asia radio stats. Podcasts on radio. Continue Reading
Podcasting company Liberated Syndication posted its third-quarter financials. The business reported revenue up 9% on-year, reaching nearly $6.22 billion. Libsyn was responsible for about $3.64 million of the total, with its hosting revenue helping deliver growth although ad revenue dipped. Continue Reading
ESPN Podcasts announced audience statistics for its shows in October. For the third consecutive month, the company’s podcasts reached a new record audience. ESPN Podcasts had a unique verified audience of 8.1 million in the month. Continue Reading
Three Uncanny Four Productions, a podcasting joint venture from Sony Music Entertainment, Adam Davidson, and Laura Mayer, is now entering a partnership of its own. The company has teamed with another notable figure in podcasting, Adam McKay, and is launching an excluive joint venture with McKay’s production company Hyperobject Industries for the creation of original shows. Continue Reading
Pandora has expanded access to podcasts on its platform. Podcasts on Pandora is now available to all users on its web version and its desktop apps. The podcast platform includes tailored recommendations from the Podcast Genome Project. Continue Reading
Magellan, the podcast advertising intelligence company, announces today that it is expanding its flagship public product — top 15 podcast advertisers — to the UK. The top-15 lists have been appearing monthly, representing advertisers in the American market. The new UK list will represent advertisers targeting UK listeners. The announcement was made today at the 8th annual RAIN Summit Europe in London. Continue Reading
Podcast Radio, claiming to be the world’s first 24-hour radio station devoted exclusively to podcasts, has announced its intention to launch in London. Founded by consultant Paul Chantler and PodcastKing founder Gerry Edwards, Podcast Radio will showcase podcasts from all over the globe enabling content providers to market and promote their audio across broadcast radio. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A breakout of RAJAR radio station data. More on last week’s UK lawsuit against TuneIn. Continue Reading